Humphries beats Price 6-4 to win Grand Prix

Luke Humphries is the World Grand Prix champion again. The world number two beat Gerwyn Price 6-4 in the World Grand Prix final, ending a 16-month wait for a PDC major trophy and claiming his second title in the event. Humphries trailed 3-0 early on before winning four sets in a row, a response that turned a one-sided final into one of the most dramatic finishes the event has seen.

It was Humphries’ fourth successive appearance in a World Grand Prix final, a record run that no previous player has matched. This was also his first major title since the Premier League in May 2025, with a ranking title having eluded him since he won the Masters back in February last year. The win keeps Humphries at world number two, with Gian van Veen unable to overtake him in the rankings.

For Price, the final brought familiar heartbreak. The Welshman has now lost five major finals in a row, including three this year alone, and his search for another PDC major title continues.

Detailed First Half Narrative

Price was first out of the blocks and could hardly have asked for a better start. He took the opening three sets without reply, scoring heavily and finishing cleanly while Humphries struggled to find any early rhythm. For long spells it looked as though the final might turn into a one-sided affair, with the crowd inside the arena growing restless on Humphries’ behalf. Both players had earned their place in the showpiece, but only one would leave with the trophy.

Price’s throw looked in good order from the opening leg, and he gave Humphries little room to settle into his usual game. Even experienced players can be unsettled by a fast start from an opponent playing with that much freedom, and Humphries had to dig into the longer rhythms of his game to find a way back in. Every set in a final of this stature carries weight, and the opening exchanges showed exactly why Price wanted to make an early statement.

Humphries had reached the final on the back of a composed campaign, coming through the quarter-final run and the semi-final win, a route well covered in the Grand Prix final build-up. None of that earlier form showed in the opening exchanges, though, as Price dictated the contest from the first dart to the last of the third set.

Slowly, Humphries began to settle. His scoring tightened and his composure returned, and the set he won to get off the mark changed the mood inside the arena. It was his first Grand Prix title back in 2023 that started his march to world number one, and there were early signs of that same calm authority returning as the match wore on.

Detailed Second Half Narrative & Drama

Humphries did not stop at one set. He reeled off four in a row to move from 3-0 down to 4-3 ahead, a complete reversal of the match’s early pattern. Price’s throw lost its early sharpness as Humphries grew more confident with every leg he won, and the swing in momentum was built leg by leg rather than in one single moment.

Price responded with real defiance. He dug in to win the next set and level the match at 4-4, setting up a finish that few inside the arena would have predicted after such a one-sided start. Neither man gave an inch once the sets were level, and the contest had the feel of two players both convinced they would finish the night as champion.

The decisive moment followed soon after. Humphries broke in the deciding leg of set five to edge back in front, a moment that defined the final. Both players know the margins in finals like this are tiny, and it was Humphries who held his nerve when it mattered most. He then refused to let go, winning three straight legs to complete a 6-4 victory and become World Grand Prix champion for a second time.

That sequence, breaking back in front after trailing for most of the match, asked everything of Humphries’ temperament. He met the moment by raising his scoring again rather than trying to see out a close one, and it left Price with too much ground to make up in the time that remained.

It completed one of the most dramatic finishes to a World Grand Prix final in years. It also showed the margins that separate these two players at the top of the sport. Further detail on the closing exchanges can be found in the BBC report on the final.

Player Ratings (home side)

Luke Humphries: 9/10.

Three sets down and second best early on, Humphries produced the defining response of the final. His form through the previous rounds had already hinted at the composure that eventually turned the final around.

He won four sets in a row to turn the contest on its head, overturning a lead that had looked decisive inside the first half hour. His composure at 4-4 was just as impressive as his earlier recovery, and he found the crucial break in the deciding leg of set five when the match hung in the balance.

Closing out with three straight legs to finish 6-4 showed nerve as much as quality. There was little fuss in how he went about closing the gap, and even less panic when Price hit back to level, which is the clearest sign of why he remains one of the sport’s most dependable finishers.

With the title won, his focus will soon turn to the Premier League schedule and the ranking points still on offer this season.

Player Ratings (opponent)

Gerwyn Price: 7/10.

Price could not have asked for a better start, racing into a 3-0 lead with sharp, early scoring that left Humphries chasing the match from the first set. Levelling at 4-4 after Humphries’ four-set burst showed real resolve and kept him within reach of the title.

He had no answer, though, once Humphries broke in the deciding leg of set five, and the closing legs went entirely his opponent’s way. A fifth straight defeat in a major final will hurt, extending a frustrating sequence in the biggest events.

He will have left more frustrated than most given how well he started, and finals like this one are increasingly where his season is being defined.

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